Actor assault case: HC seeks report from trial court
The final hearing in the case is now in progress before the sessions court. Ernakulam-based journalist M.R. Ajayan had filed a complaint in the High Court that there was undue delay in completing the trial.
After the trial court framed charges against actor Dileep and nine others arrayed as accused, the trial commenced in January 2020. Five years into the trial, the case remained without a final verdict.
In a reply dated August 8 to the complaint, the Registrar (District Judiciary) stated 'the petition is processed and a report has been called for from the District Judge, Ernakulam, in the matter.'
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